President Biden outlines aggressive attempt by federal government to contain COVID-19 surge

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden outlining the most aggressive attempt yet by the federal government to contain the latest COVID-19 surge. Plus, today Attorney General Merrick Marland announced that the Justice Department is suing the Lone Star State, arguing that its new abortion law violates Supreme Court precedent and is clearly and intentionally unconstitutional. Former Texas state senator Wendy Davis joins The ReidOut to discuss. Meanwhile, law enforcement is preparing for the so-called “Justice for J6" rally, on September 18 as a protest in support of the jailed insurrectionists who attempted to overthrow our government. Joy Reid's panel has the latest. Finally, in tonight's "Absolute Worst," Joy critiques some moderate Democrats as negotiations continue over the "human infrastructure" bill. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.